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This guide is designed to help you understand the charges you may need to pay while you have a mortgage with us. All charges shown here are effective from 1st November 2012, but may be subject to change. If you have any questions or would like details about the current charges, please call us on 0845 602 7056*

Charges when you apply for a new mortgage or further loan Mortgage application fees

Fee

The fees for our Mortgage Valuation Report or Combined Homebuyer Report include an administration fee of £90.00 (please refer to your Mortgage Offer documentation).

£90.00

Re-inspection and final inspection fee.

£50.00 (including £8.50 admin fee)

We charge an arrangement fee for providing some types of loan. An arrangement fee may also be payable if we agree to switch your loan to a different type of interest rate during the term of your mortgage.

The fee will be payable when the switch is made.

Product specific

An arrangement fee may be payable when you apply for a further loan. A revaluation may be required. Please see the revaluation scale of charges.

Product specific

Lending Fee. A fee for making a loan under a new mortgage, due on completion but may be deferred until the mortgage is fully repaid. This fee will be deferred unless you tell us otherwise before completion and interest will not be charged on the fee in the meantime. We will not be entitled to vary the fee if you choose to defer payment.

£195.00

UK CHAPS (Clearing House Automated Payment System) telegraphic transfer fee.

£30.00

Revaluation fees

Applicable when you are applying for a further loan or if an initial Offer of Loan for either a main or further loan has expired.

Property value

Fee

£1 - £250,000

£105.00 (including £25 admin fee)

£250,001 - £1,000,000

£130.00 (including £25 admin fee)

£1,000,001 - £2,000,000

£255.00 (including £25 admin fee)

£2,000,001 - £9,999,999

£255.00 minimum revaluation fee (including £25 admin fee)

Charges during the life of your mortgage or further loan Documentation and administration related fees

Fee

A copy of your annual mortgage statement, per request.

£10.00

Interim mortgage statement, per request..

£10.00

A copy of the original Terms and Conditions of your Mortgage Offer.

£15.00

A Certificate of Interest / MIRAS Statement.

£20.00

A short reference, based on your mortgage account.

£75.00

Information based on your mortgage account together with Title information from your Title documents.

£75.00

Information on loans which have been repaid in full at least 12 months ago.

£20.00

Proof of Title for council grant purposes.

£15.00

A detailed calculation of how your mortgage would have performed if you had a different repayment vehicle or a different rate.

£50.00

Changes to circumstances and loan terms

Fee

Adding or removing someone from the mortgage (Transfer of Equity).

£299.00

Changes to repayment method/type i.e. interest only to repayment.

£60.00

Change to mortgage term.

£60.00

Letting out your residential property: Tenancy administration fee.

£100.00

Annual tenancy fee.

£199.00

The first payment will take into account both the tenancy administration fee and the annual tenancy fee at a total cost of £299.00. The annual tenancy fee is then charged on the anniversary of the first payment thereafter.

Changing your endowment policy provider.

£60.00

Production and return of Title Deeds documents.

£50.00

Providing copies of Title Deeds documents.

£35.00

Part release of land from the mortgage. Revaluation fees may also apply together with the Production and Return of Title Deeds fee.

£100.00

Changes to circumstances and loan terms continued...

Charges relating to the Title of your property.

Fee On enquiry

Registration of second charge by another lender.

£15.00

Information provided to second charge mortgagees.

£30.00

Option Agreement. A fee is charged to cover the administration cost involved in processing your request for us to agree to an ‘Option Agreement’ under which you agree to give a third party, such as a land developer, an option to buy part of your land.

£299.00

Payment related fees

Fee

Unpaid Direct Debit or standing order payment if your bank recalls a payment.

£10.00

Unpaid cheque payment (including overpayments) if your bank recalls a payment.

£30.00

Repaying all or part of your mortgage or further loan Interest and Early Repayment Charges Unless otherwise stated, for full or part repayment of loans, we will charge interest to the date of repayment. Early Repayment Charges may apply when full or part repayment of your mortgage is made before the end of the Early Repayment Charge period. Please refer to your original Mortgage Offer and latest rate switch terms and conditions for details.

Mortgage Release Fee We charge this fee when the mortgage is fully repaid in order to cover our administration costs.

No mortgage release fee is currently payable but your terms and conditions will say we have the right to impose this fee in future.

Lending Fee If you have deferred the payment of the lending fee (see under Mortgage Application Fees), then this will also become payable when the mortgage is fully repaid.

Mortgage arrears, administration and repossession charges If you have not paid an amount that is due under the mortgage, this amount will be included in the balance that we use to work out the interest we charge you. The rate we use for this purpose will be the rate charged on your account at that time. If your account is in arrears, the interest we charge in a month may be greater than the mortgage payment requested for that month. If this is the case, the difference is added to the total amount owed to us, but interest will not be charged on the difference until the start of the next interest charging period.

Arrears related fees Arrears statements.

Fee No charge

Default fee. This fee will be charged if we need to contact you regarding the arrears on your account.

£25.00

Capitalisation of arrears. When we agree to add the arrears to your mortgage balance.

£60.00

Ground rent or service charge. Should it become necessary for us to pay these on your behalf.

£50.00

Home Counsellor visit. Case referred to an arrears counsellor.

£96.00

Property Check. If we need to verify the occupancy or condition of the property.

£60.00

Cancelling a Home Counsellor visit. If you fail to respond to requests from an arrears counsellor to make an appointment, or you cancel or fail to keep an appointment.

£48.00

Transfer to legal. Administration and preparation when referring a case for Receivership or Litigation action.

£50.00

Further legal costs. If we do need to take further action, the costs of our action, including payments to professional third parties such as Solicitors or Law of Property Act receivers, will be added to your mortgage account.

Case specific

Property repossession. Possession Management Department administration fee.

If it is necessary to repossess your property we will also charge costs in connection with selling your property as well as insuring it. These costs will vary for each property.

£400.00 Case specific

If you have any questions or would like details about the current charges, please call us on 0845 602 7056*

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